University Subjects Archives | MyTutor https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:57:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 How to help your teen choose their university course https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/help-your-teen-choose-their-university-course/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/help-your-teen-choose-their-university-course/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:10:42 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=13424 Which subject to study and which university course aren’t easy decisions for any teen. But, there’s a lot you can do as a parent to help them narrow it down.  There are now so many tools and resources available, it’s...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university/medical-student/feed/ 0 Applying to university: studying Physics https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/physics/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/physics/#respond Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:00:59 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=7333 Any keen readers of the MyTutor blog over the last year may remember a piece on why physics can in fact be cool. The author? Yours truly. I’d recommend reading it first if you’re considering physics. Then if you’re still...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/physics/feed/ 0 Applying to university: studying Business Management https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/business-management/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/business-management/#respond Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:00:34 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=7294 I hesitated for a long time between a Marketing degree or a Business Management degree. I opted for Business Management and I am delighted with my course. The main advantage the course presents is that it is quite varied. If...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/business-management/feed/ 0 Tackling the BMAT https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/admissions/tackling-bmat/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/admissions/tackling-bmat/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:00:31 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=5553 The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) is not easy to prepare for, because it’s not like other tests you’ll have done in the past. It doesn’t require a lot of revision, because it’s a test of skills and knowledge that you’re...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/admissions/tackling-bmat/feed/ 0 Tackling the UKCAT https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/admissions/tackling-ukcat/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/admissions/tackling-ukcat/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:35:30 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=5579 The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) is a two-hour computer-based test. It is part of the selection process for Medicine and Dentistry at certain UK universities. It is made up of five subtests which are designed to assess a range of...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/admissions/tackling-ukcat/feed/ 0 Geography?! Isn’t that just colouring in? https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/geography-isnt-that-just-colouring-in/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/geography-isnt-that-just-colouring-in/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 09:00:35 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=5711 I’m an old, old woman now, well into my fourth year at university, but when I think back to being 17 and filling out my UCAS form, one question stands out, and it wasn’t even on the form. It was...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/geography-isnt-that-just-colouring-in/feed/ 0 Physics can’t be cool – or can it? https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/physics-cool/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/physics-cool/#respond Wed, 17 May 2017 08:48:51 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=5682 What kind of person springs to mind when I say Physics student? Most people conjure up a very particular image in their mind when they hear physicist. They see male. They see skinny male with glasses. They see skinny male...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/physics-cool/feed/ 0 What can Chemistry teach us? https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/whats-like-study-chemistry/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/whats-like-study-chemistry/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 10:33:24 +0000 https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/?p=5561 A look of sympathy tends to settle on many people’s faces when I tell them I study Chemistry. Most people seem to think that the subject involves lines going in every direction, symbols, and weird names that are all supposed...

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]]> https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/university-subjects/whats-like-study-chemistry/feed/ 0 How is maths different at university? A guest blog by Mat https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/how-is-maths-different-at-university/ https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/how-is-maths-different-at-university/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:05:18 +0000 https://www.mytutorweb.co.uk/blog/?p=3578 When it comes to applying to university, few courses are as misunderstood as maths. When you tell people that you are applying to medicine or engineering, they know exactly what you mean. Maths at university level, on the other hand, is completely...

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